River of Time
From It's About Time
Music and lyrics © 1992 Bob Zentz



There once lived a maid by the river of time (C-C/B-Am-Am7)
In the land of no regret (F-G-C-G)
And I was a boatman sailing down (C-C/B-Am-Am7)
To the city of never forget (F-G-C)

    And the wind came up and the storm came up (Am-Em)
    And I brought my boat to the shore (F-C-G)
    The shore of the river, the river of time (C-C/B-Am-Am7)
    And I came to this maiden’s door (F-G-C)

2. This maiden was lovely, this maiden was fair
This maiden was wise and free
I knew that she loved me by the way she cared
By the songs that her heart sang to me

    And I took her love and I gave her love
    And I guess that I always will
    Remember the maid by the river of time
    When the river of time stood still

3. But there came a day when she turned to say
I’d best be movin’ on
For she bore the curse of the river of time
If I lingered her youth would be gone

    Her truth and her wisdom, her beauty too
    Would vanish away like a flame
    But if I sailed on down the river of time
    For me, they would always remain

4. Now I’ve grown old sailin’ that river of time
In the land of no regret
And I have loved many, and I have loved one
In the city of never forget

      But I remember the maid by the river of time
      And I wonder if she thinks of me
      Like islands that wait in the river of time
      Unchanged in our own memory

      Like islands that wait in the river of time
      Unchanged in our own memory


http://www.bobzentz.com/songbook/r.river.htm

River of Time (intro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OKXNpoiUHM
River of Time (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RGtq16wdVY

This song is on the album titled Together Again for the First Time, by Gordon Bok and Bob Zentz - recorded in 1979 but not published until 2017. I talked with Bob on the phone about this album just before it came out. He was really excited about the project, and it is a really good recording. Don't know if I've talked with Bob and Jeanne since then, but it was a kick to get a call from them.